Advent Vega
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The Advent Vega is an Android-based compact tablet computer
produced by Dixons Retail plc that was released on 19 November 2010 in the UK. It features a 10.1 inches (256.5 mm) LED touchscreen, Wi-Fi
capability, a 1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera.
The capacitive screen has a 1024×600 resolution and supports two-finger multi-touch. It has a flash internal storage of 512 MB and can be expanded with a microSD card. It also has one USB port. The Advent Vega comes with a 4 GB micro SD card as standard.
Its CPU is a 1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore and has 512 MB of RAM.
The tablet has a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video calling and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR connectivity. It also has an HDMI port.
The battery gives it 6.5 hours of video playback or 16 hours of audio playback time (with the screen powered off). On standby the battery life will last up to four days.
Several custom ROMs (e.g. Corvus5, MoDaCo) are available to improve the experience on the Vega, for example by giving access to the Android market. Android 3.2 has been successfully ported to the Vega as "VegaComb" by individuals in the community, providing access to the Android Market, along with full hardware acceleration provided by the Tegra chipset.
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, especially considering both the competitive announced price of £249 (reduced to £199 in May 2011) and the later generation dual core CPU.
Advent also simultaneously released the Advent Amico, a smaller slower version for £129. This runs Android 2.1 and has an identical look as the Vega but with a 7 inches (177.8 mm) resistive screen.
and PC World
websites as of 19 November.. It is also sold in Turkey under the name Exper Easypad.
Tablet computer
A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen...
produced by Dixons Retail plc that was released on 19 November 2010 in the UK. It features a 10.1 inches (256.5 mm) LED touchscreen, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
capability, a 1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera.
Hardware
The tablet is enclosed in a black plastic body, weighing a total of 700 g (1.5 lb).The capacitive screen has a 1024×600 resolution and supports two-finger multi-touch. It has a flash internal storage of 512 MB and can be expanded with a microSD card. It also has one USB port. The Advent Vega comes with a 4 GB micro SD card as standard.
Its CPU is a 1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore and has 512 MB of RAM.
The tablet has a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video calling and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR connectivity. It also has an HDMI port.
The battery gives it 6.5 hours of video playback or 16 hours of audio playback time (with the screen powered off). On standby the battery life will last up to four days.
Software
This tablet comes with Android 2.2 and will be upgradeable to Android 2.3 in the near future. The current Android version has been stripped of some functionality compared to other similar tablets running Android 2.2. The tablet does not come with Android Market pre-installed, though this will be fixed with a future update of Android, but the device comes pre installed with the Archos AppsLib store, featuring over 5,000 apps.Several custom ROMs (e.g. Corvus5, MoDaCo) are available to improve the experience on the Vega, for example by giving access to the Android market. Android 3.2 has been successfully ported to the Vega as "VegaComb" by individuals in the community, providing access to the Android Market, along with full hardware acceleration provided by the Tegra chipset.
Early impressions
The Advent Vega had good first hands-on impressions and is considered a strong rival for other tablet PC's released earlier this year, such as the Apple iPadIPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
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WeTab
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, especially considering both the competitive announced price of £249 (reduced to £199 in May 2011) and the later generation dual core CPU.
Advent also simultaneously released the Advent Amico, a smaller slower version for £129. This runs Android 2.1 and has an identical look as the Vega but with a 7 inches (177.8 mm) resistive screen.
Availability
The Advent Vega was added to CurrysCurrys
Currys is an electrical retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is owned by Dixons Retail plc. It specialises in selling home electronics and household appliances, with 295 superstores and 73 high street stores...
and PC World
PC World (retailer)
PC World is OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT one of the WHER MA MEMORY STICK ?!?!??! United Kingdom's largest chains of mass-market computer superstores. It is part of Dixons Retail plc. PC World operates under the brand name PC City in Spain, Italy and Sweden....
websites as of 19 November.. It is also sold in Turkey under the name Exper Easypad.
External Links
- Official website - product information, manual and firmware updates
- Official Twitter account